classic motorcycle forum

When I was in the trade several millenia ago, the one thing that would send me into a  pit of black despair...
"my bike don't go, it needs a service"

Generally it was truthfully "my bike is shagged out, can you get it going for a quid or less"

second to that was, "my mate says.........."

There are reasons bike shops packed it in.

I know what you mean although I've no reason to think it's shagged.  Hopefully the worst it needs is a bit of a carb clean.  I think it was last ridden 3 years ago and was good then - it's only got 8.5k on the clock and only about 400 since the rebuild. 

Right, Ok I'll give it careful read then and see what's what on my day off next week.  Thanks for the reply.

I have recently come into possession of my Dad's 1979 T140D Special which he has had from new.   It was restored about 5 years ago but essentially has sat in his shed ever since on a trickle charger.   Ultimately I think I am going to sell it as my bike riding these days is limited to long daily commutes which I doubt would do the  the old bike much good , or me.  So initially I just want to get it serviced and running (it's currently on a trailer in my garage)and who knows once I have ridden it I may not be able to let it go.
So the question is:  I live between Leatherhead and Guildford - does anyone know of a good place to take the bike to get it a good service and running, I don't imagine modern Triumph garages will be much good for this or I may be wrong.